Month: June 2022

8:31 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri and Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka both spoke out Sunday against the decision by Nigeria’s government to withdraw its basketball teams from international competitions for two years and potentially eliminate any chance of qualifying for the 2024 Olympics. Ujiri and Udoka are
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8:01 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Ill. — Joey Logano jockeyed for the lead with Kyle Busch in overtime, got around him for good just before the white flag flew and cruised to the victory Sunday in the NASCAR Cup Series debut at World Wide Technology Raceway. Logano made it a banner day for Team
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8:24 PM ET Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — Jerry Kelly birdied the first hole of a playoff with Kirk Triplett on Sunday to win the PGA Tour Champions’ Principal Charity Classic. Kelly hit his approach to 4 feet on the par-4 18th to set up the winning putt. The 55-year-old from Wisconsin has nine
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7:27 PM ET Amid the reverberations of Quin Snyder’s departure after eight seasons as the Utah Jazz coach, All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell is described as “unsettled, unnerved and wondering what it means for the franchise’s future,” sources told ESPN on Sunday. Mitchell considered Snyder a significant part of his reasoning for committing to a five-year
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7:10 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A number of Tampa Bay Rays players decided not to wear rainbow-colored logos on their uniforms as part of the team’s annual “Pride Night” on Saturday that recognized the LGBTQ community. Rays manager Kevin Cash addressed it after Sunday’s game, saying he doesn’t think it’ll
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6:07 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors have ruled Andre Iguodala out for Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics. Iguodala will be sidelined Sunday night by inflammation in his right knee. He returned from a neck injury to play 12 minutes in Game 1 on Thursday. Prior to
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5:50 PM ET Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder has resigned after eight seasons with the franchise, the team announced Sunday. Jazz ownership and management spent several weeks trying to convince Snyder to return as coach — even offering a contract extension — but he simply decided that his time had come to step away from
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3:46 PM ET Associated Press LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. — A Los Angeles Lakers jersey worn by Kobe Bryant in his rookie season, including two playoff games, has sold at auction for $2.73 million. SCP Auctions said Sunday the buyer wished to remain anonymous, as did the seller, who had the jersey for 25 years. David
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2:55 PM ET The struggling Los Angeles Angels put starting right fielder Taylor Ward on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a mild right hamstring strain. The move was made retroactive to Saturday, when Ward was held out of the Angels’ lineup because of the injury. “It’s not awful,” Angels manager Joe Maddon told reporters,
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3:15 PM ET Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. — Veryl Switzer, the trailblazing former Green Bay Packers halfback who traded a career in the NFL for service as a lieutenant in the Air Force, died Saturday. He was 89. Before his professional career, Switzer starred on the gridiron and in track and field at Kansas State
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2:21 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Willie Calhoun, the Texas Rangers‘ primary acquisition in the 2017 deadline trade that sent Yu Darvish to the Los Angeles Dodgers, was designated for assignment on Sunday. Calhoun, 27, had been optioned to Triple-A Round Rock early last month after hitting .136 in 18 games with one
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12:58 PM ET ESPN News Services Baltimore Orioles pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez may be out until at least September with a lat muscle strain. Orioles general manager Mike Elias offered an update on Sunday, saying that the pitcher’s injury is of the Grade 2 variety, which would mean a recovery timeline of up to 12
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